The effects of meteorological factors and Alternaria spore concentrations on children sensitised to Alternaria

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 122-128

  Kilic, M ^a   Ufuk Altintas, D ^b   Yilmaz, M ^b   Guneser Kendirli S ^b   Bingol Karakoc G ^b   Taskin, E ^a   Ceter, T ^b   Pinar, N M ^b  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alternaria; Asthma; Children; Meteorological conditions; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIRBORNE FUNGUS; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NONHUMAN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RHINITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; CHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TURKEY;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ALTERNARIA; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEASONS; SPORES, FUNGAL; TURKEY;

ALLERGEN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 77953119571     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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